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Mid-South cotton yields have been on the rise in recent years, in part, because of the increased use of irrigation and beneficial rainfall patterns. That's one of the reasons growers need to consider their Stacked Income Protection Plan or STAX option in the 2014 farm bill....More

By the time soybean and cotton plants begin flowering and become more attractive to honey bees the levels of neonicotinoid insecticides in seed treatments have declined significantly, according to university research....More

Mississippi State University Extension specialists met with EPA and Delta Council officials to discuss neonicotinoid seed treatments and other environmental issues on Jan. 21. MSU's Angus Catchot talked about the specialists response in a panel discussion at the Delta Ag Expo....More

EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Jones says agriculture needs to help provide the solution to the pollinator health issue that could bring changes in seed treatments and other pesticide applications....More